The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-30
M'LAUGHLIA'S WIDOW VI
AND HIS NIECE, MISS LUCINDA
FOX, 10 4
Give Strong Testimony In Favor OF
sBsodier" A derman 0'Neil-
Sullivan Sustains Both.

the room, awaiting startling develop
ments that had been promised. On
Of these was in the shape Of Mis-
Lou Fox, who lived at the residence
OF Mrs. Mclaughlin, whose testimony
was decidedly interesting. She wa
one Of the witnesses for the defenst
and proved a good one. Her test
mony, as brought out by O'Neili
counsel, was the most important o
any vet introduced. She said she had
resided at the Mclaughlin residence
from October, 1885, to June, 1884. Hel
testimony was O complete denial o
all that Katie Mex and Ex.AldermaI
Waite said as to the meeting OF tn,
Combine" at McLaughlin's house
She said that they had never met
there because che bad waited on thu
family continuously and without In
tenup!ion. She was asked how Il
was that she opened the door, and
replied: ms. Mclaughlin asked
me 10, as the servant was too stupid
The witness further said: "rbe CIR
only remained two weeks after
came"
Que'.-Dld you know Mr.. Nc
Laughlin was an Alderman Ans.--
Yes; OF course did.
In replying to the question as ia
whether she had seen Mr.. Waite al
the house, she said she had not.
Ques.-Then II he stated he a.
tended meetings OF the Aldermen at
the house he lied. Ans.-Indeed, he
did.
Similar questions were asked as to
other witnesses, and the lady made
the same reply. She stated that there
were meetings OF the Tammany Gen
eral Committee at the house.
Ques.-Why did you not testify on
the McQuade trisl2 The witness did
not answer.
On the cross examination, by Co.
Fellows, the latter esid: You knew
that Mr.. McQusds was being tried.
Why did you allow him to be tried,
convicted and imprisoned without
communicating this information ?
This Was objected 10 by counsel for
the defense, but the Oouit allowed IT,.
~ weuld have testified" the wit
ness answered, "if l had been sent
for"
Sac Ct ,ted in explanation that she
had converted with Mrs. Mclaughlin
about the McQuade trial, but did not
think what shs knew was Of any i'm
poitance. The wilnefs answered read
lily the several questions asked her.
Mrs. Mclaughlin was the next wit.
ness to take the stand. She is the
widow Of the late ex.Alderman Nc
Liughlin. She siid that Lucida Fox
was her cousin, aud her evidence was
an exact counterpart as that given by
Miss Fox, in that Mrs. Mclaughlin
corroborsted 1t in every detail. She
said: my husband did not answer
the bell. He was Ia q fesble condi-
ton. We had frequent visitors. =,
always cav them"
Mr.. Mitchell said. "Stand up, Mr..
O'Neil," then turning W witness, "Did
you ever see tn It gentlemanf" Aus.-
III remember sseing him but once. He
came With Alderman Cleary, and /
think II was Ia January, 1884"
Qies.--Did you epend your even
ings at holeP Ans.-Almost 81
ways. My husband was sick and re-
manned In the house.
Qles.-Could meeting OF thirteen
gentlemen have taken place ia your
parlor 10 May or June, 1884, without
your kno wledgep Ans.-Tnat would
be Impossible. There was no such
meeting. Friends called almost every
evening.
Mr.. Nicoll cross ex AHMED the VII
ness, He did not succeed Ia changing
her evidence. Mrs. Mclaughlin de.
clared that abe had never seen Ex-
Alderm an Waite at her house, and
that he had never been therA. This
was in contradiction OF Alderman
Waite, who said tina. when he was a
member of the r ,ilroad Comm ttse Of
the Board Of Aldermen he met with
other membars at McLlughlin's FREE
quently. Mrs, Mclaughlin eaid the
frat time che ever saw Waite he was
having his boots BACKED at the cornt r
OF Sixth avenue and Thirty-third
street few weeks ago, when he was
pointed out to her. She rememb r ID
Steiner, Sullivan, Cassidy and others
in ths Tammany General Commit Q
OF 1884, Of which her husband was
chairman. She said that these gem
tlemen were at her house frequently
in that year.
As Mrs. Mclaughlin was Leaving
the stand Mr.. Mitchell said: "Ynu
have committed no crime aud want
no immunity from tina District Attor.
ney, do you, Mrs. Mclaughlin ?" The
lady shook her bead.
Richard J. Sullivan, Secretary OF the
Tammany Committee, Of which Nc
Laughlin was charm IN, and clerk
Of the Supreme Court, testified that he
was at McLauRhlin's house every
evening from January 1, 1851, until
Mclaughlin went TO Saratoga in July
OF thai year. None of the "boodle,sh
were there any OF those evening. Miss
Fox invariably OPP, ned the dor. Sui
livan was questioned closely regarding
his knowledge OF the trials OF Nc.
QuRde. Justice Barrett aeked him
sharply why he did not come forward
and tell his story then. Sulh Yau re.
Piled that he did not wish to gel
naked up with the affair. "Then YOU
sat by, an officer OF the court, and heard
the testimony given against McQua de,
which you knew you could contradict
and were silentP'
Juttice Barrett's face wore disa.
greeable, ugly look as he turned in his
char from Sullivan.
W. J. Cawley, who lodged in the
hall bed room Of the rear parlor al
Mclaughlin in lSS3-S4, was called
he said he gave up his room to Nc.
Lang. Inns muse alter the operation
Of February, 1884. Aftsr the nurse
left Miss Fox slept in that room. Cav.
ley slept In the basement. He had
never esen O'Neil at McLsuRhl MS
house, but had seen Fullgraff several
times.
On cross examination he said that
he sometimes opened the bessmen,
deoI and 30 did the servant girl, bui
upon the ptrlor floor Mrs. McLaueh.
lin, Mics FIX and Mr., McLaugaliu
opened the doc. He had seen Nc
Laughlin go in'o the basement and
open the door in snswer to the bell.
DR.. James lyman, McLaughlin's
physician, in his testimony made the
rather Important admission that M
Laughlin at the TINS he was out OF TOE